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‘Beware of trap’: Iranian FM warns Trump ‘Israeli agents’ are preparing ‘attacks’ on US forces in Iraq to spark war against Tehran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused Israel of plotting false flag attacks on Americans in Iraq in a bid to frame Iran and prompt Washington start an all-out war with Tehran. … Read More >‘Beware of trap’: Iranian FM warns Trump ‘Israeli agents’ are preparing ‘attacks’ on US forces in Iraq to spark war against Tehran

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Iraqi Security Forces Work to Deactivate Mine Discovered on Oil Tanker, Reports Say

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Tensions are mounting in the Persian Gulf amid the United States’ show of force against Iran in the Persian Gulf as the anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in a targeted US Air Force extrajudicial killing approaches. … Read More >Iraqi Security Forces Work to Deactivate Mine Discovered on Oil Tanker, Reports Say

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Trump plotting false flag to ‘fabricate pretext’ for attack on Iran, Foreign Minister Zarif says

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has claimed “intelligence from Iraq” suggests the US is plotting to “fabricate” a reason to wage war on Iran. Stressing Tehran “doesn’t seek war,” he warned such a scam will be met with force. … Read More >Trump plotting false flag to ‘fabricate pretext’ for attack on Iran, Foreign Minister Zarif says

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Iran Envoy Reveals How Tehran May Exact Revenge on US for Soleimani Without Direct Military Action

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3 January will mark the one year anniversary of the assassination of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in a US drone strike. Iran responded to the killing by launching ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq, and threatened further attacks. … Read More >Iran Envoy Reveals How Tehran May Exact Revenge on US for Soleimani Without Direct Military Action

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Iran Deploys Short-Range Missiles in Iraq After Attack on Green Zone Hosting US Embassy, Reports Say

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The transfer is said to have taken place at the Shalamcheh border crossing and was performed in two stages under the supervision of Iranian military personnel. Iran also reportedly dispatched two IRGC units to operate the missiles and drones. … Read More >Iran Deploys Short-Range Missiles in Iraq After Attack on Green Zone Hosting US Embassy, Reports Say

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Ex-Iraqi Prime Minister: Soleimani Was Killed After He Thwarted US Plans to Change Region’s Identity

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The Iranian Quds Force general was killed by the US military on 3 January 2020 as he was visiting Iraq on a secret diplomatic mission. The operation, not sanctioned by Baghdad, infuriated the country’s parliament, which demanded the removal of foreign troops deployed in the country. … Read More >Ex-Iraqi Prime Minister: Soleimani Was Killed After He Thwarted US Plans to Change Region’s Identity

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Ejection of US Forces From Mideast in Sight? IRGC General Vows ‘Harsh Revenge’ for Soleimani Killing

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In early January, Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, was killed in an American drone strike authorised by US President Trump, further exacerbating tensions between Tehran and Washington. … Read More >Ejection of US Forces From Mideast in Sight? IRGC General Vows ‘Harsh Revenge’ for Soleimani Killing

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Trump’s Apparently Keen on ‘Punishing’ Iran, Military Option Cannot be Excluded, Mideast Experts Say

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On 23 December, President Donald Trump issued a threat to the Islamic Republic of Iran over Sunday’s attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, which it claimed was conducted by an Iranian-backed militia group. … Read More >Trump’s Apparently Keen on ‘Punishing’ Iran, Military Option Cannot be Excluded, Mideast Experts Say

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Iraq Insists on Blackwater Case Transfer to Int’l Courts, UN, Urges States to Back Baghdad

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Iraqi legislators intend to transfer to international courts and the UN the case of four former Blackwater contractors convicted of killing innocent Iraqi civilians and recently pardoned by US President Donald Trump for further consideration, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee told Sputnik. … Read More >Iraq Insists on Blackwater Case Transfer to Int’l Courts, UN, Urges States to Back Baghdad